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Sudan Nashra: Sudan downplays GERD-caused floods to avoid diplomatic row | AU-led Sudanese-Sudanese meetings postponed | Military breaks aerial blockade over Fasher | Over 80 killed in military airstrikes on Nyala | Machar trial kicks off, immunity…
As Sudan grappled last week with devastating floods, its government sought to contain the crisis quietly, avoiding open confrontation with Ethiopia even as Cairo and Addis Ababa engaged in a war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
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Death of a rainmaker: When drought means murder in South Sudan
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Yahoo News
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Torit, South Sudan – Solomon Oture was on the run. As a rainmaker, his job was to summon rain – the lifeblood of his small farming community – through prayer and ritual. But after consecutive years of drought, Oture’s relationship with his native...
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Opinion: The role of local communities in anti-poaching efforts in South Sudan
Local communities play a multifaceted and critical role in anti-poaching efforts, particularly in regions such as South Sudan, where conservation is often hindered by insecurity, limited state capacity, and human-wildlife conflict. The...
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Is the trial of South Sudan's First Vice President a political power play or a quest for justice?
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IOL
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Orapeleng Matshediso|Published 42 minutes ago 7min Since March 2025, Riek Machar, the First Vice President of South Sudan, along with seven others, has been under house arrest for nearly six months. Subsequently, they faced charges of treason,...
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South Sudan Youth Increasingly Caught in Gang Culture, Street Violence
Outrage swept through South Sudan when video of a gang-rape began circulating on social media in June. The victim, a 16-year-old girl, was a member of a gang in the capital, Juba. The perpetrators were members of a rival gang exacting revenge. Few...
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Opinion | South Sudan needs real reform, not presidential decrees, to progress
For more than a decade, the South Sudan leaders have governed through decrees, verbal instructions, and recycled elites—leaving ministries without direction and citizens without hope. True change will only come when the system is reformed, not...
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Opinion | Dropping Machar charges is in the best interest of South Sudan
The treason charges against First Vice-President Dr. Riek Machar are bound to fundamentally change South Sudan’s political landscape and social cohesion. Dr. Machar has long been at the center of controversial legal, political, and...
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ART CHECK: The evolution of translation in society
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Star
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Translation unites the world / PIXABAY This Tuesday, the last day of September, the world celebrated International Translation Day under the theme, “Translation, shaping a future you can trust.” September 30 is a day set aside each year to honour...
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Newcastle v Nottingham Forest Live TV – Global channel listings on Sunday for St James’ Park clash
Around the world, here are the channels you can watch Newcastle v Nottingham Forest Live TV. The global TV listings are featured below for local (to you) coverage on Sunday (2pm (UK) kick-off). The Newcastle United players looking to follow up...
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UNFPA sounds alarm on climate and GBV crisis in South Sudan
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Windhoek Observer
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Moses Magadza A senior United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) official has presented findings from a recent vulnerability assessment showing that climate change is magnifying existing humanitarian, health and gender challenges in South Sudan....
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How to watch Arsenal vs West Ham: live stream Premier League 2025/26 game, TV channels, preview, team news
The Arsenal vs West Ham live stream sees the home side out to win three points and keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool. Two late goals at St. James’ Park last weekend ensured that Arsenal took full advantage of Liverpool’s defeat...
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Inside Prince Arthur Eze’s $800m oil block deal in Liberia
By Funsho Arogundade Prince Arthur Eze is one wealthy man with a difference. He is always in the news —mostly for good reasons. As one of Nigeria’s wealthiest, Eze stands tall as his name drips in oil wealth. For the billionaire magnate, he is not...
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Irish Loreto Sister Recognized with Honorary Doctorate for Transforming Girls’ Lives in South Sudan amid War, Famine
Fr. Sheridan described the Irish Catholic Sister who serves as Director of the Loreto Mission as an inspiration, especially to the Irish University’s community, saying, “Sr. Orla…you are the best of us. You are an inspiration to our students, an...
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South Sudan court rejects ex-VP's bid to halt murder and treason trial
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Congo Planet
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A special court in South Sudan has ruled that it does have the jurisdiction to prosecute suspended Vice-President Riek Machar and seven co-accused, who are charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity. The court dismissed all...
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Nairobi: 5 police officers arrested over sale of bullets near Kenya-South Sudan border
A sting operation led to the arrests of five officers linked to suspicious items, raising concerns over internal security breaches and illicit networks Court documents detailed how the officers were involved in the alleged crime and the roles they...
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South Sudan’s Majok crowned Africa’s WBC Muay Thai champion
South Sudanese fighter James Majok Gau was crowned the champion of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Muay Thai belt in Africa, following a thrilling showdown in Juba on Saturday. Majok, who already boasts two championships, the World Muay Thai...
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South Sudanese writer arrested by UAE security in Dubai
Emirati security forces arrested a renowned South Sudanese commentator and government critic from his home in Dubai, his wife told Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, raising concerns about his whereabouts. Mr. Samuel Peter Oyay was taken from his residence...
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Sudan’s War Is the Shape of Things to Come
On September 12, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States announced a joint road map for ending Sudan’s devastating two-and-a-half-year civil war. The announcement, on its own terms, was a breakthrough. Soon after its...
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Opinion| For South Sudan to survive, Kiir and SPLM must go
South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, was meant to symbolize hope, freedom, and the promise of building a nation from the ashes of decades of war. Yet, under President Salva Kiir and the SPLM, it has become a cautionary tale: a country...
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Against History: Art, Culture, and Business-as-Usual under the Gazan Genocide
The Israeli mass killing in Gaza has been unrelenting. More than 70,000 tons of bombs dropped. At the time of writing, the death count is 46,584; an underestimate given that in June 2024 it was estimated that 200,000 Palestinians had been murdered...
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